Everyone's different I suppose. I use Harry's and the blades start to hurt after about 7 shaves (so about 2 weeks). And then I switch to a new blade, and it wo

Everyone's different I suppose. I use Harry's and the blades start to hurt after about 7 shaves (so about 2 weeks). And then I switch to a new blade, and it works again very smoothly. And shaving cream is ideal, although when I'm traveling, I just use bar soap. Tried the single razor stuff but got a couple of cuts and got scared. THAT's dainty! :-)